Example Sentences

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"Many have dreamt about finding this critical point but the means have not been available before the development of the x-ray lasers."

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

The globe's biggest luxury brands have dreamt of India's vast consumer base for decades, but navigating the market has proven to be a complex task.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

For more than 50 years opposition politicians have dreamt of unseating the mighty Botswana Democratic Party, but only Boko has made that a reality.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024

For as long as humans have dreamt of discovering alien life forms, they have looked to Earth’s red dusty neighbor Mars as a prime contender.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024

Hrothgar speaks: I have dreamt it again: standing suddenly still In a thicket, among wet trees, stunned, minutely Shuddering, hearing a wooden echo escape.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner